COMING UP AT 5:54. A LOOK AT I-75. Rhonda: WELL, DESPITE THE EVIDENCE THAT EXERCISE HAS SO MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, TOO MANY OF US ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. AND DR. JOEL FROM THE DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER IS JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT NATIONAL WALKING DAY, AND NOT JUST ABOUT IT BEING ONE DAY, WHICH IS TODAY APRIL 3, BUT IT BEING A LIFESTYLE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! THANK YOU YOU DON'T HAVE ON THE LAB COAT. TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF JUST SIMPLY WALKING. IT CLEARLY IS THE BEST DAILY ACTIVITY YOU CAN DO AT ANY AGE, AND WE SHOULD START WITH CHILDREN AND GO UP TO THE ELDERLY. YOU'RE NOT GONNA HURT YOURSELF, YOU'LL CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT. AND IF YOU CAN PUT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY INTO WALKING, YOU'LL BRING DOWN YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE, IT IS NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA. Rhonda: IT'S A VERY SERIOUS DISEASE IN MEN AND WOMEN. BUT YOU ALSO SAY THAT STARTING THAT EXERCISE AT A YOUNG AGE CAN HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE LATER IN LIFE. I LOVE WHAT MICHELLE OBAMA IS DOING FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE TO START. AND IT'S ABOUT EVERYBODY IN AMERICA MOVING. I HOPE TEACHERS GET KIDS UP AND MOVING AND OUT ON LUNCH BREAK, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO START THEN. ALL OF THE LISTENERS AT WORK TODAY, I HOPE THEY GET 30 MINUTES AT LUNCHTIME TO MOVE AROUND A LITTLE. Rhonda: TALK ABOUT WAYS TO GET IN WALKING THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S 10 MINUTES THREE TIMES A DAY OR 30 MINUTES AT ONCE, IT'S A HEALTH BENEFIT. SO GRAB ONE OR TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS. IT'S A GREAT EXERCISE. AND PARK YOUR CAR FURTHER AWAY AND TAKE THE STROLL THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. IF YOU DO IT AS A DAILY HABIT, LITTLE DAILY HABITS ADD UP TO CHANGES IN HEALTH AND WHO IN TERMS OF COMPANIES THAT ARE JOINING IN ON NATIONAL WALKING DAY TODAY? GENERAL MOTORS IS REALLY LEADING THE CHARGE, FIFTH THIRD BANK AND MANY OTHERS ARE LETTING THEIR EMPLOYEES WEAR GYM SHOES, GET UP AND WALK AROUND, WE DON'T NEED HEART DISEASE! WE HAVE TO EAT HEALTHIER AND MOVE. Rhonda: AND YOU HAVE A STRONG

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